Broom-holder.



S. W. HEMSTREET.

BROOM HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 10, 1014.

1,1 05,428. Patented July 28, 19145 Inventor Attorneys UNTE STATESPATENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN W. HEMSTREET, OF AUDUBON, IOWA.

BROOM-HOLDER.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, STEPHEN WV. Hurrsrnnnr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Audubon, in the county of Audubon and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Broom-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention appertains to broom holders, and aims to provide a novel and improved device of that character.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a holder of the nature indicated, which shall be of such unique construction, and which shall be so operable, as to be capable or receiving and gripplng the handle of a broom, or the like, to support the same in a reliable and efficient manner, and to permit the handle to be readily withdrawn.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a holder which may be readily manufactured or fashioned from wire stock, and which will be simple, neat and inexpensive in construction, as well as being simple, convenient, practical, serviceable and efficient in its use.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a plan View of the improved holder. Fig. 2 is a front view thereof, a portion of the back or body being broken away.

In carrying out the present invention, there is provided a back or body 1, preferably, although not necessarily, constructed of hard wood, and which is adapted to be secured to a wall or other supporting structure, by means of screws or other securing members. Carried by the back 1 is a stationary gripping member, rejecting away from the back, and a pivote spring pressed gripping member cooperating with the stationary gripping member, as will be described more in detail presently.

The stationary gripping member 2 is bent from a length of wire or other suitable stock,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 10, 1914.

Patented July 28, 1914.

Serial No. 817,840.

the wire being doubled with its sections or arms spaced, apart and parallel. The terminals of the stationary gripping member 2 are engaged into or through the back 1, whereby the said gripping member extends perpendicular or at right angles to the back, with the sections or limbs of the gripping member spaced vertically. The intermediate or central portions of the sections or arms of the stationary gripping member are curved or bowed to form the arcuate jaw portions 3, and the bend or free portion of the gripping member 2 is bent angularly, to form an angular lip 4. The wire or stock from which the stationary gripping memher is formed, is relatively rigid, although it has sufficient resiliency for the purposes, the curved or arcuate portions 3 cooperating to provide a stationary, and slightly yieldable, jaw. The pivoted gripping member 5 is also bent from a length 0t wire or other stock, the wire being doubled, and the end portions 6 of the sections or limbs being bent angularly from the central or intermediate portions thereof. The central or intermediate portions of the sections or limbs of the pivoted member 5, are. curved or bowed to form the arcuate or jaw portions 7 normally projecting away from the back and cooperating with or complementing the jaw portions 3 of the stationary gripping member, while the bend or free portion of the pivoted gripping member 5 is bent angularly, to provide an angular lip 8 cooperating with the lip l of the stationary gripping member. The sections or arms of thepivoted gripping member are spaced apart vertical the terminal of the upper section or arm being formed into an eye 9, and the lower terminal portion 6 having an upturned spindle 10 having its free or upper end engaged through the eye 9.

The spindle 10 is pivoted to the back 1 remote from the stationary gripping memher, by means of a pair of staples or hearing members 11 engaged to or through the back 1, the staples or bearings 11 being disposed adjoining the respective terminal portions 6. The spindle or pivoted portion 10 of the pivoted gripping member is disposed adjoining one side edge of the back 1, while the stationary gripping member is disposed adjoining the other side edge of the back, it being noted that the portions 6 of the pivoted gripping member normally extend along the back and are turned away from the basal. portion or butt end of the stationary gripping member, and that the jaw of the pivoted gripping member formed by the curved portions 7, normally cooperates with the aw of the stationary gripping member. The angular lips l and 8 of the stationary and-pivoted gripping members, respectively, form a tapered mouth or entrance to the space between the jaws, there being a constricted throat between the lips-and jaws, as is clearly apparent by reference to, the

lnuse, the back 1 may be readily secured to the wall or other supporting structure,-

upon which it is desired to support the broom, he jaws or gripping members be-,

ing arranged horizontally with respect to one another, whereby the broomdiandle may be supported in an upright or natural position. To insert the broom handle .into the holder, the same need only be forced between the lips 4 and .8 of the gripping .members, which will causethe pivoted gripping'member to swing away from thestationary grippin member, asindicated ,in the dotted line position of the gripping membero in Fig. 1, in orderthat the'handle .may engagethe jaw of the pivoted gripping member, in which event the pivoted gripping member will swing back toward .the back or block 1, and'the jaw of the stationary gripping member, the pivoted gripping member being pressed. inwardly toward-the hack 1 and stationary grippingmember,under the influence of the spring 112, so .that when the handle of the broom is released, ,the same will be snugly held between the jaws. It is preferable to engage that portion of the broom handlewhich is of the smallest diameter, between the gripping members, in order to insure the proper suspension of the broom from the holder, although under ordinary conditions, the tension of the spring .12 will be suflicient to grip the broom handle properly betweenv the jaws. To release or withdraw the broom handle, it is merely necessary to pull or move thesame .awavfrom the back or block 1 of the holder,

in which event the pivotedgripping member will swing forwardly or outwardly, to per mit the handle to disengage the jaws and move outwardly between the lips 4c and 8.

vOneof the gripping members being stationary, and the other being pivoted, will enable the broom handle to be readily and elf actively applied to and removed from the holder,hparticular attention being directed to the fact that the pivoted or movable gripping memberembodies the portions 6 which are pivoted to the back or block 1,

carried out satisfactorily.

.Having'thus described the invention, what is claimedas new is r A holder embodying a back, a stationary gripping member embodying a doubled wire having its terminals engaged to the back, havin the intermediate oortions of its armscurved to provide a jaw, and havingits free portion bent angularly to form a 11p, a pivoted g-rlpping memberembody ing adoubled wire having itsterminal portions bent ,angularly, having its intermediate portlons curved to form iLJEWV cooperating with the aforesaid jaw, and having its .bent portlonibent to form a 11p cooperating withthe aforesaid lip, one terminal portion of the pivoted gripping member being formed with an eye, and the other terminal portion having a spindle engaging through the said eye, bearings embracing the said spindle and engaged -.to the back, the termmalportmns of the pivoted gripping member normally projecting toward the terminal portions of the stationary gripping member, and a spring disposed upon the said spindle and having its terminal portions engaging thebackand one ofthe-terminals ofthe pivoted grippingmember, to

normally swing the said gripping member toward the back and stationary gripping member.

In testimony that .I claim the foregoing .as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in thepresence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN w. HEa isTnEET. lVitnesses E. :0. WILSON, P, A. RASMUfiSEN.

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